Tempest this Month

Developer Lion's Shade and publisher HeroCraft announce they will unleash
Tempest on August 22nd. This follows eight months of
early access for their
seafaring RPG for Windows and OS X. The
official trailer and
gameplay trailer show
this looks more like The
Tempest than
Tempest, though it bears no direct relation to either. Here's what this will offer:

Hire your crew and level them up by completing quests and missions to create
the most fearsome cutthroats on the high seas and then use them to board and
capture other vessels. Choose from an array of weapons suitable for every type
of sea battle including cannons, mortars and flamethrowers. Discover and unleash
powerful artefacts such as mystical crystals to escape the enemy’s cannonballs,
bring down meteorites from the heavens on to your rivals or summon a giant
octopus to your aid.

With over 100 single-player quests to complete, a multiplayer mode for three
players in both co-op and PvP and a vast open world to explore, Tempest truly
allows you to choose how ruthless and cut-throat a pirate you want to be!